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Historic San Jose Hotel Bought
An investment group headed by Oakland A's owner and realty entrepreneur Lew Wolff has snapped up the Sainte Claire hotel... Read more >>
Famous Michigan Prop Gets a Redo
The Thomas Edison Inn will remain open while it is transformed into a Hilton hotel... Read more >>
INXPO:There's an App for That
INXPO, an online event technology provider, has announced a change in the way people can access online... Read more >>
Ray Liuzza, former N.O. Conv. Center Leader, Dies
Ray Liuzza, the New Orleans Convention Center’s stalwart leader who led the organization from its conception through its second major expansion, has died at age 83... Read more >>
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Greater Los Angeles
When thinking of Los Angeles, fun in the sun is likely the first thing that comes to mind rather than the good times that start at nightfall... Read more >> |
Northern California
Logged, mined, panned, shanghaied, railroaded, wagon-trained and pioneered into life, Northern California’s heritage is.... Read more >> |
Pacific Northwest
Blame the caffeine from all that locally brewed coffee, but the Pacific Northwest is constantly on the move... Read more >> |
Southwest
With its rich blend of Native American, Hispanic and Western pioneer cultures, the Southwest offers stellar options for regionally inspired entertainment... Read more >> |
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New Android App Released For JFK Traveler
SmartPark JFK, a full service JFK Airport valet parking facility for the JFK Traveler, has launched a New Android app... Read more >>
How FAA-certified gadgets could improve air travel and eliminate the Terrible 10,000 Feet
If you're reading this now and have experienced the wonders of modern air travel then you have sure... Read more >>
Best Hotels in Atlanta | JustLuxe's Travel Guide
Atlanta has come a long way from its antebellum roots as a rough and tumble town... Read more >>
Hotels face limited options to finance needed renovations
The continued aversion of lenders to the hotel market leaves hoteliers with few options to finance ... Read more >>
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Resort Meetings Return
More CoverageFederal Spending LimitsResort meetings are back. So are sales events, product launches, incentives and all the other business-related functions that once kept resorts—and planners—busy.
“The last time we saw this kind of growth was in 2007,” says Ivo Tomulich, director of sales and marketing at Viceroy Snowmass, in Snowmass, Colo. “After a five-year span, we are finally coming back to where we were before the recession.” Read more >>
Taking Responsibility
Take yourself back about 10 years and imagine sitting in an event-planning meeting where someone brings up the term ‘corporate social responsibility.’ Chances are, that person would have been met with a boardroom full of blank stares. Instead, team building was all the rage—the more zip lines and ropes courses the better. But as the economy went south and public scrutiny around lavish corporate meetings intensified, companies looked for activity alternatives... Read more >>
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New NYC Lodging Evokes the ‘Femme Fatale’
LOLA Hotel succeeds with stylishly feminine design... Read more >>
New Year’s Resolutions for Hotels
The New Year is practically upon us and once again, we are looking for ways to fix ourselves up in 2012 by making a lengthy list of New Year's resolutions... Read more >>
Houston, We Have a Winner!
Since his arrival as GM of Hilton Americas-Houston almost four years ago, long-time hotelier Joe Palmieri has made a significant impact... Read more >>
2012 Meetings Market Trends Sneak Peek
We received responses from nearly 700 meeting planners during the survey last October, which provides for a very valid sample size... Read more >>
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Site Scene
L’Auberge de Sedona completed a $25 million property-wide redesign. Located in Sedona’s Red Rock Country, the resort offers luxury cottages, 3,500 square feet of indoor meeting space, four outdoor venues and a variety of recreational opportunities such as fly-fishing, jeep tours, nature hikes and Grand Canyon trips. L’Auberge promises personalized service for groups from 15 to 175. Chartered airport transportation is available... www.lauberge.com... Read more >>
Short Takes
The Wizarding World of Harry Potter is one of two new attractions coming to Universal Studios Hollywood. A motion-based thrill ride, “Transformers: The Ride-3D” is planned for May 2012, and Wizarding World, modeled after the hugely successful park in Orlando, is being developed through a partnership between Warner Bros. Entertainment and Universal Park and Resorts.... Read more >>
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| On Location: Nevada Governor's Conference on Tourism |
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| Tyler Davidson, chief content director of Meetings Focus, caught up with the Las Vegas CVA's Chris Meyer, who says tourism and meetings business is showing significant gains in the gaming capital of the world. |
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| “What would it take to lure you to an airport (hotel) if you had choices?” |
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